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'''''NOW News'''''<ref name="LebWeb">{{cite web|url=http://www.lebweb.com/site/lebanon-nowlebanon-97887|title=NOW News, Lebanon |work=LebWeb|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="onlinenewspapers">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/lebanon.htm|title=Lebanese Newspapers|publisher=Online Newspapers|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="sahafa">{{cite web|url=http://www.sahafa.com/newspapers-and-magazines/lebanon/now-lebanon |title=newspapers and magazines in Lebanon|work=Sahafa|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Prevention Web">{{cite web|url=http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/contacts/v.php?id=9490 |title=NOW News |publisher=PreventionWeb|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="beirut">{{cite web|url=http://www.beirut.com/l/3191|title=NOW Lebanon|work=Beirut|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref> (sometimes abbreviated '''NOW''') is a [[Beirut]]-based [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[news website]] focused on the [[Middle East]] founded in late 2012 and published in both [[English language|English]] and [[Arabic]] by M Publishing SAL. It was formerly known as '''''NOW Lebanon'''''.<ref name=NOWLebanon>{{cite web|title=NOW welcome screen|url=https://mmedia.me/pages/welcomescreen.aspx|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref>
'''''NOW News'''''<ref name="LebWeb">{{cite web|url=http://www.lebweb.com/site/lebanon-nowlebanon-97887|title=NOW News, Lebanon |work=LebWeb|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="onlinenewspapers">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/lebanon.htm|title=Lebanese Newspapers|publisher=Online Newspapers|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="sahafa">{{cite web|url=http://www.sahafa.com/newspapers-and-magazines/lebanon/now-lebanon|title=newspapers and magazines in Lebanon|work=Sahafa|access-date=7 June 2013|archive-date=11 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511003831/http://www.sahafa.com/newspapers-and-magazines/lebanon/now-lebanon|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Prevention Web">{{cite web |url=http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/contacts/v.php?id=9490 |title=NOW News |publisher=PreventionWeb |access-date=25 June 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214112622/http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/contacts/v.php?id=9490 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="beirut">{{cite web|url=http://www.beirut.com/l/3191|title=NOW Lebanon|work=Beirut|access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> (sometimes abbreviated '''NOW''', formerly '''''NOW Lebanon''''') is a [[Beirut]]-based Lebanese [[news website]] focused on the [[Middle East]] founded in late 2012 and published in both [[English language|English]] and [[Arabic]] by M Publishing SAL.<ref name=NOWLebanon>{{cite web|title=NOW welcome screen|url=https://mmedia.me/pages/welcomescreen.aspx|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref>


The site offers reports, news, features, and analysis on [[Lebanon]], the [[Lebanese diaspora]] and the Middle East. The website offers minute-by-minute news updates as well as a special section and live [[blog]] on the [[Syrian civil war|developing situation]] in [[Syria]].
The site offers reports, news, features, and analysis on [[Lebanon]], the [[Lebanese diaspora]] and the Middle East. The website offers minute-by-minute news updates as well as a special section and live [[blog]] on [[Syrian civil war|the civil war]] in [[Syria]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}


== History ==
== History ==
{{more citations needed section|date=May 2018}}
On 14 March 2005 an estimated 1 million Lebanese took to the streets concentrated in [[Martyrs' Square, Beirut]] primarily to protest [[Syrian occupation of Lebanon|Syrian military occupation of Lebanon]] and Syrian intelligence and political domination of Lebanon since 1976. The mass mobilization was triggered by widespread unrest following accusations of Syrian involvement in the 14 February 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister [[Rafic Hariri]].
On 14 March 2005 an estimated 1 million Lebanese took to the streets concentrated in [[Martyrs' Square, Beirut]] primarily to protest [[Syrian occupation of Lebanon|Syrian military occupation of Lebanon]] and Syrian intelligence and political domination of Lebanon since 1976. The mass mobilization was triggered by widespread unrest following accusations of Syrian involvement in the 14 February 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister [[Rafic Hariri]].


The New Opinion Workshop (NOW) was created to provide news reports and opinion pieces as well as a digest of relevant news and opinion from a variety of media outlets. It aims to enable [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese citizens]] and the [[Lebanese diaspora]] to stay informed on a wide range of issues.
The New Opinion Workshop (NOW) was created to provide news reports and opinion pieces as well as a digest of relevant news and opinion from a variety of media outlets. It aims to enable [[Lebanese nationality law|Lebanese citizens]] and the [[Lebanese diaspora]] to stay informed on a wide range of issues.


NOW News is the redesigned website formerly known as '''NOW Lebanon'''.<ref name=NOWLebanon/> The change came in late 2012 as the site’s publisher decided to widen the scope of coverage to include the wider Middle East region.
NOW News is the redesigned website that was known as "NOW Lebanon".<ref name=NOWLebanon/> The change came in late 2012 as the site's publisher decided to widen the scope of coverage to include the wider Middle East region.


The NOW News has a large online readership mainly from the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[European Union member states|European Union]], and [[Australia]].
NOW News has a large online readership mainly from the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[European Union member states|European Union]], and [[Australia]].

Due to a financial crisis, the NOW website was taken down in December 2017.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

On 15 June 2021, NOW Lebanon was officially put back online, but the old archives were lost due to the destruction of the main servers after [[2020 Beirut explosion|the 2020 explosion]].


== Contributors ==
== Contributors ==
[[Joumana Haddad]], a Lebanese author and commentator.
[[Joumana Haddad]], a Lebanese author and commentator.


[[Hussein Ibish]],<ref name="Hussein Ibish ATFP">[http://www.americantaskforce.org/staff/hussein_ibish "[[Hussein Ibish]] on "[[American Task Force on Palestine]]"]</ref> a senior fellow at the [[American Task Force on Palestine]].
[[Hussein Ibish]],<ref name="Hussein Ibish ATFP">[http://www.americantaskforce.org/staff/hussein_ibish "Hussein Ibish on American Task Force on Palestine"]</ref> a senior fellow at the [[American Task Force on Palestine]].


Michael Weiss,<ref name="Michael Weiss HJS">[http://henryjacksonsociety.org/author/michael-weiss/ "Michael Weiss on "[[Henry Jackson Society]]"]</ref> former director of communications at the [[Henry Jackson Society]].
[[Michael Weiss (journalist)|Michael Weiss]],<ref name="Michael Weiss HJS">[http://henryjacksonsociety.org/author/michael-weiss/ "Michael Weiss on Henry Jackson Society"]</ref> former director of communications at the [[Henry Jackson Society]].


Tony Badran,<ref name="Tony Badran defenddemocracy">[http://www.defenddemocracy.org/about-fdd/team-overview/badran-tony/ "Tony Badran on "[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]"]</ref> a research fellow at the [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]].
Tony Badran,<ref name="Tony Badran defenddemocracy">[http://www.defenddemocracy.org/about-fdd/team-overview/badran-tony/ "Tony Badran on Foundation for Defense of Democracies"]</ref> a research fellow at the [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]].


Michael Young,<ref name="Michael Young Daily star">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Michael-Young.ashx#axzz21RLM4HND |title=Michael Young/ Columnists Index work=The Daily Star (Lebanon)|accessdate=7 June 2013}}</ref> opinion-page editor of ''[[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]]''.
Michael Young,<ref name="Michael Young Daily star">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Michael-Young.ashx#axzz21RLM4HND |title=Michael Young/ Columnists Index |work=The Daily Star (Lebanon)|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref> opinion-page editor of ''[[The Daily Star (Lebanon)|The Daily Star]]''.


== Staff ==
== Staff ==
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'''Managing Editor'''
'''Managing Editor'''
:Hanin Ghaddar (English)
:Hanin Ghaddar<ref name="Hanin Ghaddar Aswat">{{cite web|last=Ghaddar|first=Hanin|title=Interview with Hanin Ghaddar, Managing Editor of NOW Lebanon|url=https://www.aswat.com/en/node/8189|work=ASWAT|accessdate=7 June 2013|date=19 October 2012}}</ref> (English)
:Alex Rowell (English)
:Ana Maria Luca (English)
:[[Okab Sakr]]
'''Production Editors'''
'''Production Editors'''
:Loran Peterson (English)
:Ranya Radwan (English)
:Saleh Hodeifi (Arabic)
:Saleh Hodeifi (Arabic)
'''News Desk Editors'''
'''News Desk Editors'''
:Albin Szakola (English)
:Albin Szakola (English)
:Liliana Mihaila (English)
:Mansour Boudagher (Arabic)
'''Culture Editor'''
'''Culture Liaison'''
:Maroun Salhani (Arabic)
'''Blog Editor'''
'''Blog Editor'''
:Rania Radwan (English)
:Liliana Mihaila (English)
'''Reporters'''
'''Reporters'''
:Alex Rowell
:Hind Aryani, Salamah Abd Elatif, Nadine Elali, Yasmina Hatem, Viviane El Khawly, Ana Maria Luca, Rayan Majed, Alex Rowell, Fatima Samadi.
:Ana Maria Luca
:Myra Abdallah
:Amin Nasr
'''Fixer'''
:Myra Abdallah (English)
:Amin Nasr (English)


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/ English Site]
* [https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/ English Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104003315/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en |date=4 November 2013 }}
* [https://now.mmedia.me/lb/ar/ Arabic Site]
* [https://now.mmedia.me/lb/ar/ Arabic Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009070519/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/ar |date=9 October 2013 }}


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Latest revision as of 04:29, 25 November 2023

NOW News
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Type of site
News, features, analysis, and much more
Available inEnglish and Arabic
OwnerM Publishing SAL
URLhttps://nowlebanon.com/
Launched2012; 12 years ago (2012)

NOW News[1][2][3][4][5] (sometimes abbreviated NOW, formerly NOW Lebanon) is a Beirut-based Lebanese news website focused on the Middle East founded in late 2012 and published in both English and Arabic by M Publishing SAL.[6]

The site offers reports, news, features, and analysis on Lebanon, the Lebanese diaspora and the Middle East. The website offers minute-by-minute news updates as well as a special section and live blog on the civil war in Syria.[citation needed]

History

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On 14 March 2005 an estimated 1 million Lebanese took to the streets concentrated in Martyrs' Square, Beirut primarily to protest Syrian military occupation of Lebanon and Syrian intelligence and political domination of Lebanon since 1976. The mass mobilization was triggered by widespread unrest following accusations of Syrian involvement in the 14 February 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.

The New Opinion Workshop (NOW) was created to provide news reports and opinion pieces as well as a digest of relevant news and opinion from a variety of media outlets. It aims to enable Lebanese citizens and the Lebanese diaspora to stay informed on a wide range of issues.

NOW News is the redesigned website that was known as "NOW Lebanon".[6] The change came in late 2012 as the site's publisher decided to widen the scope of coverage to include the wider Middle East region.

NOW News has a large online readership mainly from the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia.

Due to a financial crisis, the NOW website was taken down in December 2017.[citation needed]

On 15 June 2021, NOW Lebanon was officially put back online, but the old archives were lost due to the destruction of the main servers after the 2020 explosion.

Contributors

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Joumana Haddad, a Lebanese author and commentator.

Hussein Ibish,[7] a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine.

Michael Weiss,[8] former director of communications at the Henry Jackson Society.

Tony Badran,[9] a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Michael Young,[10] opinion-page editor of The Daily Star.

Staff

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Publisher

M Publishing, Sal

Managing Editor

Hanin Ghaddar (English)
Alex Rowell (English)
Ana Maria Luca (English)
Okab Sakr

Production Editors

Ranya Radwan (English)
Saleh Hodeifi (Arabic)

News Desk Editors

Albin Szakola (English)
Liliana Mihaila (English)

Blog Editor

Liliana Mihaila (English)

Reporters

Alex Rowell
Ana Maria Luca
Myra Abdallah
Amin Nasr

Fixer

Myra Abdallah (English)
Amin Nasr (English)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NOW News, Lebanon". LebWeb. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Lebanese Newspapers". Online Newspapers. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ^ "newspapers and magazines in Lebanon". Sahafa. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ "NOW News". PreventionWeb. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ^ "NOW Lebanon". Beirut. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b "NOW welcome screen". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Hussein Ibish on American Task Force on Palestine"
  8. ^ "Michael Weiss on Henry Jackson Society"
  9. ^ "Tony Badran on Foundation for Defense of Democracies"
  10. ^ "Michael Young/ Columnists Index". The Daily Star (Lebanon). Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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